GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION
Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect
Conviction of a criminal offense relating to the neglect or abuse of patients in connection with the delivery of a health care item or service.
What a staffing agency does with this
A mandatory exclusion under 1128(a)(2) means Federal health care programmes will not pay for items or services furnished by, or at the medical direction of, the excluded party. If an excluded person is on your roster and a claim is submitted for their work, the exposure is repayment plus civil monetary penalties that accrue per claim — which is why the obligation is a recurring screening obligation, not a one-off hiring check.
Screening cadence
OIG guidance directs screening at hire and monthly thereafter, against the current published list. ExcludeRadar refreshes from the official OIG file and keeps the dated result so the cadence itself is evidenced.
Read the OIG authority reference →